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Nate Toper
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All I want to do is photograph birds and play Blood on the Clocktower.

All photos that I post are my own.
He/him.
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A Nuthatch in the local park this (very cold) morning.

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A Nuthatch above a circular feeder looking at the contents within.
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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I took this photo of a Canada Goose having a go at another last Summer, and really like the drama of it.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #CaughtInMotion.

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The back of a Canada Goose with its wings outstreched. There are water drops frozen in the air across the photo, with some bigger splashes around the goose.
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Happy new year! A shot from Boxing Day, this Great Tit appears to be balancing something on the tip of its beak..

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A Great Tit on a thick branch in strong sunlight. Its head is facing the top left of the frame, and there is a small silver ball of something on the tip of its beak.
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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A Tufted Duck shortly after diving in the water. I'm very fond of Tufted Ducks, and there were so many at this lake!

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A Tufted Duck swimming away from the camera but looking to the left of the frame. Its tuft is prominent, and there are water drops on its back.
December 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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I haven't participated in #BirdOfTheDay before, though I do very much enjoy looking through the photos.

I thought I'd join in! For today's #BranchingOut theme, a Robin, taken a few days ago.

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A Robin cantre in frame perched on a branch. It's facing the camera, and is looking very round.
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Heron on Boxing Day.

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The head and shoulders of a young Grey Heron. Its back is facing the camera, and its looking to the left.
December 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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What are YOU looking at..

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A Black-headed Gull facing the camera. Its wings are at half-stretch, and only blurred water is behind it.
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Impatient Gull doesn't want to go around Goose.

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A Black-headed Gull is pecking the underside of a Canada Gull while its front half is submerged in the water.
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Despite taking this photo in the height of Summer, I feel it has a rather festive quality to it.

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A Robin perched on the top of a tree branch. It's facing to the right of the frame. The sunlight behind the Robin gives the background a slightly washed-out look.
December 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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A Cormorant showing off its beautiful wingspan while drying itself.

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A Cormorant with its back to the camera, looking towards the right. It's drying its wings, and it's standing on a blue container in the water.
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It has been too long since I've seen our local Heron.

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A Grey Heron standing at the base of a large, loose branch in a lake. The crop is tight, it's facing the right-hand side, with it's wings half outstrechted.
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Common Sandpiper. Yorkshire last Summer.

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A Common Sandpiper facing to the right, with its beak slightly open. It's standing on a rock protruding from the water.
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Happy to see the Tufted Ducks back in the lake.

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A Tufted Duck on the water, facing right. A large drop of water has dropped from its beak, but has not yet hit the water.
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Lovely sunset this evening
The final moments of the sunset. There is the top of a tall building in the bottom right, with dark, wispy clouds above it. The early part of the sunset. There is the top of a tall building in the bottom right, with wispy orange-tinted clouds above it going right to left The middle part of the sunset. The top of a tall building is in the bottom right, with dark red wispy clouds going from right to left. There is mostly a clear pale-blue sky behind the building.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I do love a corvid. This Carrion Crow posed for a few photos.

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December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Someone dropped food behind us while we were out walking, and, well..

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A group of Gulls, Canada Geese, and a pigeon all trying to get to the dropped food. One of the Gulls is standing on a Goose's back
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Blue Tit in the park yesterday.

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A Blue Tit perched on a thin branch. While its body is facing to the right of the photo, its looking to the left.
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I've been seeing this Kingfisher every weekend for the past month. Delighted to finally have a photo!

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A Kingfisher perched on a branch. It's in profile, looking to the right of the frame.
December 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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A pair of Shellducks in flight.

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A pair of Shellducks in flight, facing to the right against a pale blue sky.
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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A Great Tit surveying the area. Taken in the Summer.

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A Great Tit just coming out of a bird box. Its body is facing forwards and its looking slightly to the left.
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The Cormorants have returned to my local park!

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A Cormorant in a tree drying its wings after fishing. Its body is facing the right and is looking up.
September 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Gulls in sunlight.

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Two adult gulls in flight just above the water with one juvenile gull swimming under them. The background is mostly dark as they were moving through sunlight.
August 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Sleepy Sunday morning fishing.

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A Grey Heron purched on a branch sticking out of a lake. It's side on, facing to the right, mid-yawn.
August 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Heron doing a wing thing! Plus a bonus magpie flying out of shot. (Apologies for poor photo quality.)
Grey heron perched on a railing next to a lake with wings low and open. The tail and wing of a magpie flying out of shot is on the left.
June 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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This is one of my favourite photos I've taken lately. A Cormorant after drying itself.

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A Cormorant perched on top of a pole in a lake with its beak open
June 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM